Deflector for the shaft-bearings of dish-washing machines.



V w. CAMPBEL L. DEFLECTOR FOR THE SHAFT BEARINGS OF DISH WASHINGMACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. I5| I916.

1 ,235,288. Patented July '31, 1917.

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WILLIAM CAMPBELL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1917'.

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 131,371.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CAMPBELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDeflectors for the Shaft-Bearings of Dish- Washing Machines, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This is an improvement in connection with a dish washing machinedisclosed by my Patent No. 1,178,213, granted April 41, 1916. In thispatent there is shown and described a combined kitchen table and dishwashing machine, the table including a hinged lid by which easy accessis had to the interior of the dish washing machine. The lid is providedwith a stop member to limit the opening movement of the same bycontacting with the rear wall of the machine, and this stop member wasfound to be unsatisfactory as it did not prevent accidental closing ofthe lid.

One of my improvements is to provide an end wall of the dish washingmachine with a simple and effective lid holding device, which can bemanually manipulated to positively hold the lid of the machine in anopen position.

My prior patent also discloses a driven agitator shaft journaled in thefront and rear walls of the dish washing machine and associated with theshaft bearing at the rear wall of the machine is a non-leakable walljoint and deflector. After placing the washing machines on the market,there were complaints of leakage around the agitator shaft at the rearwall of the machine, to overcome which I have devised a reliable andnonleakable bearing for the agitator shaft, which constitutes anotherimprovement over my prior patent.

The detailed construction of each improvement will be hereinafterspecifically described and then claimed, and reference will now be hadto the drawing, as showing an end View of the dish washing machine,partially broken away and partially in section, to illustrate theagitator shaft hearing, and also showing the lid of the d1sh washingmachine held in an open position.

As in my prior patent and referring to the accompanying drawings, 8denotes front and rear walls of the dish washing machine in which isjournaled an agitator shaft 24- provided with a driven wheel 27.

9 denotes an end wall and 16 a hinged lid for the dishwashing machine.

Considering the improvement in the manner of ournaling the agitatorshaft 2a in the rear wall 8 of the machine, 50 denotes a bearing set inan opening 51 provided therefor in the rear wall 8. The rear end of theagitator shaft 2 1 is journaled in said hearing. The outer end of thebearing 50 has a peripheral flange 52 for snug engagement with the outerside of the wall 8 and the inner end of the bearing 50 is exteriorlyscrewthreaded as at 53.

Mounted on the inner end of the bearing 50 is a cup shaped deflector 5 1and holding said deflector snug against the inner side of the wall is acollar 55 screwed on the inner end of the bearing 50. The collar 55 ishoused within the cup shaped deflector 54c and abutting the collar 55 isa disk shaped deflector 56 serving functionally as a closure for the cupshaped deflector 5a. The disk shaped deflector 56 is also housed withinthe deflector 5 1 and is suitably connected to the agitator shaft 24, asat 57.

As a result of this construction, the peripheral flange 52 of thebearing 50 and the cup shaped deflector 54; are flrmly clamped againstthe wall 8 by the collar 55, and with the cup shaped deflector 54 madeof tin or a light and thin material, a positive connection isestablished with the rear wall 8. The cup shaped deflector 54 will, tendto deflect water from around the journal of the agitator shaft 24 andthe disk shaped deflector 56 tends to exclude water from the deflector5a. This construction has been found satisfactory and positivelyprovides a reliable and non-leakable journal for the agitator shaft atthe rear wall of the dish washing machine.

Considering the improvement in connection with the lid 16 of the dishwashing machine, it is to be noted that the lid is of greater area thanthe open top of the machine and consequently projects from the walls 8and 9 when closed. Pivotally con nected to the end wall 9, as at 60, isa hand lever 61 extending forwardly within convenient reach from infront of the dish washing machine. The rear nd of the lever 61 istwisted a quarter of a revolution to provide a horizontal portion 62having an upturned end 63 and riveted or otherwise secured to thehorizontal portion 62, as at 64c, is an angle arm 65 cooperating withthe upturned end 63 in providing a yoke or U shaped holder. The handlever 61 is balanced so that when the yoke is not in engagement with therear edge of the lid 16, the arm 65 will engage the rear wall 8 of thedish washing machine as shown by dotted. lines in the drawings. As thelid 16 is opened with one hand, the hand lever 61 is elevated to lowerthe yoke and prow'ide olearance for the rear edge of the lid 16, atwhich time the lever 61 is lowered to bring the yoke into engagementwith the rear edge of the lid, and thus positively hold the lid againstaccidental closing. To release the lid, it is only necessary to elevatethe forward end of the hand lerer 61, thus removing the oke from therear edge of the lid 16, at which time the lid may be lowered.

hat I claim is 1. In a dish washing machine having rear and end walls,an agitator shaft extending through the rear wall, a hearing in saidrear wall for said agitator shaft, a cup shaped deflector on saidbearing against said rear wall, a collar mounted on said bearing andholding said cnp shaped deflector against said rear wall, and a diskshaped deflector on said agitator shaft in said cup shaped deflector.

In a dish washing machine having rear and end walls, anagitator shaftextending through the rear wall, a! hearing in said rear wall for saidagitator shaft, a cup shaped deflector on said bearing against said rearwall, a deflector on said agitator shaft in said cup shaped deflector,and means on said hearing within said cup shaped deflector for holdingsaid cap shaped deflector against said rearwall.

In testimony whereof I my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

VJILLIAM CAMPBELL, Witnesses:

ANNA. iii. Donn,

LEWIS E. FLAXDERS.

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Washington, D. 6.

